So my squadron commander out of the blue hands me some AEX books and says "make this happen"! As stressful as this may sound, I was up for a challenge. Upon looking over the activities, I started to wonder what other projects I could come up with. Some of the projects seemed way to boring like "make a paper airplane". Any ideas?
Tissue Paper Balloons
http://www.balloonexplorium.org/index.php?page=tissue-paper-balloons (http://www.balloonexplorium.org/index.php?page=tissue-paper-balloons)
Hey, that paper airplane "event" can be a lot of fun too. The several times we've done it, they've gotten well into it.
I've done those tissue balloons in a controlled environment, with monofilament line, and votive candles. They stay floating as long as the candle burns.
It's mainly a demo, otherwise a heat gun and vacuum hose to funnel the air is the heat source.
Quote from: a2capt on December 08, 2011, 05:16:03 AM
Hey, that paper airplane "event" can be a lot of fun too. The several times we've done it, they've gotten well into it.
We(my squadron) made paper airplanes, and tried to design them to fly the farthest... Then pitted each flight's best plane against each other.
Check out at about 6:15 and 6:45 in this video for two short demos.
ALWAYS VIGILANT - CIVIL AIR PATROL VOLUNTEERS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMZToZH_amg#)
Some tidbits on aircraft spotted in that video:
N22471 C150 Crashed on 28-Dec. 1968 1550TT - Nosed over near Yermo, Engine out off field landing.
N104PA 1942 Beech AT-11, Last registered 14-Jan. 1977 - Flying Unlimited, Santee, CA. Certificate revoked.
N58630 1973 C182, Still registered to CAP, NTSB shows it went off the end of the runway, 16-Jun 1989, Hillsboro, OR.
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X29883&key=1 (http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X29883&key=1)
09:03 - N110FA - CAP T-34B, San Carlos Sq 110 - Shown in this issue, restored on Page 10.
http://www.t-34.com/Mentor_Monitor/archives/2006-06_Mentor_Monitor.pdf (http://www.t-34.com/Mentor_Monitor/archives/2006-06_Mentor_Monitor.pdf)
09:20 - N7936R - 1969 Bonanza V35A, Currently Registered to Bonazaire, Scottsdale, AZ.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Sub-Micro-Blimp/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/Sub-Micro-Blimp/)
(http://www.instructables.com/image/FVXTGSFGVSUMN5B/Sub-Micro-Spy-Blimp-Building-with-Hacked-Servos.jpg)
.... with an obstacle course made of pins and needles.. ;-)
Quote from: a2capt on December 09, 2011, 06:40:27 PM
http://www.instructables.com/id/Sub-Micro-Blimp/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/Sub-Micro-Blimp/)
(http://www.instructables.com/image/FVXTGSFGVSUMN5B/Sub-Micro-Spy-Blimp-Building-with-Hacked-Servos.jpg)
.... with an obstacle course made of pins and needles.. ;-)
Oh wow. I'm totally doing one of those during the next balsa plane activity >:D.
Take a look at the ACES program which has complete lesson plans and I have used them with both Cadets and public school students. The folks at NHQ have done a superb job at preparing age appropriate lessons.
Roger Bass, 1st Lt CAP
On the edge of the AEX box if you have any prior military in your unit, have them give a brief on their military job, especially if it involved aviation. None in your unit, find one. Nothing like hearing about real life in aviation.
That is really cool. :clap: